GCSE

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Head teachers will need to pass judgement on whether pupils have been taught sufficient content to progress with their studies when submitting teacher assessment grades in 2021. New guidanc

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The coronavirus pandemic should pave the way for an overhaul of England’s secondary education system, a think tank has suggested. A report from EDSK, an education think tank focused on ensu

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More than 18,000 entries for autumn’s GCSE resits have been submitted, with figures for English and maths still to come. Both subjects are usually offered to pupils in the autumn, and so ha

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A British sign language (BSL) GCSE will be introduced “as soon as possible”, ministers have claimed. Schools minister Nick Gibb has said that a consultation on draft content will take place

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Career talks can help drive better academic attainment and enhance pupil motivation, new research suggests. A study by the Education and Employers charity found that less engaged GCSE level

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Replacing GCSEs and A-levels with a “holistic baccalaureate” could help to enhance academic and personal skills, the chair of the parliamentary education committee has claimed. Senior Conser

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Giving schools access to student’s past exam performance information ahead of retakes can provide a significant boost to outcomes, a pilot scheme has shown. A pilot across the North West fro

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The main exam period for GCSEs and A-levels is now underway, and pupils are sitting a host of new qualifications in 2018. Following exam reforms, pupils will face 20 new GCSE exams and 11 ne

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The Department of Education has said it will consider the introduction of British sign language as a GCSE before 2022. The move marks a government U-turn on the topic as schools minister Nic